MediaTek today announced a collaboration with VIA Telecom to integrate its CDMA2000 technology into the upcoming Worldmode mobile platforms.

The collaboration with VIA Telecom enables the next-generation MediaTek SOCs
to include support for Worldmode global roaming of voice and data services
across CDMA2000, LTE (TDD and FDD), DC-HSPA+, UMTS, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE
networks.

MediaTek Worldmode™ SOCs will support interoperability between CDMA2000
and LTE modes for the USA and China regions, with handover for seamless
switching across both networks, depending on coverage. The SOCs will also be
software upgradeable to support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) once mobile network
operators begin to roll out the technology.

MediaTek already uses VIA Telecom baseband processors as a discrete part in
its existing mobile reference designs, and says that incorporating CDMA2000
technology into new SOC designs will reduce manufacturing costs and power
consumption for mobile devices.

Samples of MediaTek Worldmode SOCs will be available in 4Q 2014 and the first
commercial devices are expected in the first half of 2015.